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Medina tops Barker in N-O field hockey in OT
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Iyla Lilleby, shown here during an earlier season game, scored the game winner for Medina in OT at Barker this morning.
Ending a long 16 year drought, Medina bested host Barker 3-2 in overtime in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game this morning.
Iyla Lilleby scored the game winning goal for Medina seven and a half minutes into the 10 minute overtime period off an assist from Penelope Schalck.
The victory was Medina’s first over Barker since 2005.
Lydia Fox and Baileigh McAdoo each scored a goal for Medina during regulation time as did Keira Dalton and Rachel Sutter for Barker.
The contest was tied 1-1 at the half.
The Lady Raiders had nipped the Mustangs 1-0 in their earlier season meeting.
Barker is now 8-3 and Medina 7-4 in N-O action.
Medina will visit Roy-Hart and Barker will host Newfane on Monday to close out the N-O season.
Warriors post B North win over Silverbacks
Trailing 14-0 at the half, Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville ended up dropping a 28-6 decision at Cheektowaga this evening in a B North Division game.
Drew Sandolfini scored the lone touchdown for the Silverbacks which lost five turnovers, three inside the Warriors 20 yard line.
The Warriors improve to 2-2 in the division (2-4 overall) while the Silverbacks slip to 0-6.
Lyndonville posts volleyball win over Albion
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Karlee Rounds spikes the ball as Albion’s Samantha Rogers goes up for a block attempt during this evening’s non league match at Lyndonville.
Lyndonville bested visiting Albion in four sets 25-15, 18-25, 25-15, 25-16 in a non league volleyball match this evening.
Gracie Johnson had 3 service aces and 5 spiking kills, Lorelei Dillenbeck 7 kills and 6 assists, Ashlee Stephens 11 assists and 2 kills, Addison Dillenbeck 5 aces and 5 kills and Haley Shaffer 3 aces and 12 digs for Lyndonville.
Shaffer served up eight points in a row (6-13) and Addison Dillenbeck scored a total of six (2-4, 22-24) in the first set to help get Lyndonville rolling.
Maya Knaak scored seven points (2-3, 14-18) in the second set to help pull Albion even. She had a total of 5 aces in the first two sets.
In a Genesee Region League match Kendall defeated Oakfield-Alabama 25-16, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21.
Albion’s Maya Knaak spikes down the line for a point.
Medina tops Wilson in N-O field hockey
Medina downed host Wilson 5-1 this afternoon to improve to 6-4 in Niagara-Orleans League field hockey competition.
Iyla Lilleby and Baileigh McAdoo each scored two goals and Lydia Fox one to lead the way for the Mustangs.
Front-running Akron (10-0) downed Newfane (2-9) 4-0 in a game halted by bad weather in the second half.
Roy-Hart improved to 6-5 with a 5-1 win at Kenmore (4-6) as Cheyenne Stilwell scored three goals and Justine Laverty two.
Ties cap regular season for Mustangs, Eagles
Medina/Lyndonville and host Akron played to a 0-0 tie in a regular season ending Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game that was halted in the second half by bad weather.
The Mustangs finish the N-O season at 6-3-1 and the Tigers at 4-4-2.
In a non league game, Kendall rallied to earn a 1-1 tie with visiting Northstar.
Colby Hughes pulled Kendall even with a second half goal off an assist from Riley Robinson.
Jorden Ostrander made 9 saves in goal for Kendall which finishes the regular season at 7-7-2.
Holley was also involved in a 1-1 tie with Bishop Kearney in a non league game.
Cameron Bates scored the goal for the Hawks.
Girls Soccer
Kendall 5, Northstar 1
Alezya Brown scored 3 goals and Ava Quintern had 2 goals and an assist for Kendall in the 5-1 non league win over visiting Northstar.
Kendall finishes the regular season at 7-8-1.
Barker boys score two N-O cross-country wins
Barker swept to a doubleheader victory this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League boys cross-country make up meet.
Finishing the regular season at 5-1, Barker defeated Albion 19-40 and Akron 20-43. Akron gained a split on the day by downing Albion 19-40.
Akron’s Will Chubb won the race with Barker’s Mason Allee Castro second and Albion’s Reuben Rivers third.
In the girls meet, Akron defeated Barker 22-35 and Albion 21-40 to finish the regular season at 4-2. Barker downed Albion 21-37 in the other portion of the meet.
Akron’s Lauren Wagner finished first, Barker’s Mikala Woock second and Akron’s Kaila Scczygielski third.
Boys Standings: Newfane 6-0, Barker 5-1, Medina 3-3, Roy-Hart 3-3. Akron 2-4, Wilson 2-4, Albion 0-6.
Girls Standings: Newfane 6-0, Wilson 5-1, Akron 4-2, Barker 3-3, Medina 2-4, Albion 1-5, Roy-Hart 0-6.
Axe Throwing League Standings
The Meadworks Axe Throwing League standings after week six of the 10 week season are as follows. The standings are based on each teams total of wins, losses and ties.
1. Mother Chuckers 48-4-0, 2. Great Axpectations 43-9-0, 3. Pain in the Axe 40-11-1, 4. Axing for Trouble 37-13-2, 5. Axing for a Friend 33-17-2, 6. Triple Axes 32-19-1, 7. Two Cord 29-23-0, 8. Lizzie Bordens 29-20-3, 9. Kiss Our Axes 28-24-0, 10. Bustin Axes 27-22-3, 11. Happie Hippies 27-25-0, 12. Lillies Girls 21-31-0, 13. Here 4 Pizza 20-19-3, 14. Bad Axes 20-30-1, 15 – Looking Sharp 17-33-2, 16. Swoosh 16-35-1, 17. Mad Axes 15-25-2, 18. We Aim To Misbehave 14-36-2, 19. Melanin-Tingz 10-41-1, 20. Holler’s Herons 10-40-2, 21. Just THe Tip 9-43-0.
Fast start keys Mustangs romp over Warriors
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Joe Cecchini breaks in to block a punt attempt by Tonawanda’s Mike Thomas during the Mustangs win over the Warriors at Vets Park this evening.
Getting touchdowns from the offense, defense and special teams in the first 11 minutes for a quick commanding 24-0 lead, undefeated Medina went on to blitz Tonawanda 62-0 in a C North Division game this evening at Vets Park.
The victory boosts Medina’s record to 4-0 in the division and 6-0 overall heading into Monday’s key make up game at Vets Park against Akron which is 3-0 in the division.
It took the Medina offensive unit just 41 seconds to get on the scoreboard as on the second play from scrimmage Iverson Poole broke loose for a 35 yard touchdown run. Cayden Lilleby, who caught a 17 yard pass from quarterback Xander Payne on the first snap, tacked on the two-point conversion run for a quick 8-0 lead.
The Mustangs defensive unit upped the lead to 16-0 when Greg Thompson returned a pass interception 95 yards for a touchdown and Payne added the two-point conversion run.
The lead jumped to 24-0 when the Mustangs special teams unit got a blocked punt by Robert Arnold and Dominic Larabee recovered the ball in the Tonawanda end-zone for a touchdown with 1:48 to go in the quarter. Poole tacked on the two-point conversion run.
The Medina special teams unit came up big again on the final play of the opening quarter as Joe Cecchini blocked a Tonawanda punt giving the Mustangs possession at the Warrior 30.
It took the Mustangs offense just one play to capitalize as Payne hooked up with Jarin Rhim for a 30 yard TD pass to open the second quarter. Poole’s two-point conversion run made it 32-0.
The Medina lead ballooned to 46-0 at the half as Poole scored on a 27 yard touchdown run and Lilleby on a 64 yard TD run before the quarter ended. Lilleby also tacked on the two-point conversion. A pass interception by Thompson set up that opportunity.
The Mustang defensive unit’s big first half also included Hayden Woodroe with 8 tackles and Cecchini a sack and two tackles for losses.
Poole had a 66 yard touchdown run, Arnold a two-point conversion run and Brody Fry a 39 yard TD run and a two point conversion carry in the third quarter to round out the Mustangs scoring parade.
The loss drops Tonawanda to 0-5 in the division and 0-7 overall.
Medina’s Brody Fry follows the block by Roosevelt Mitchell in route to a third quarter touchdown.
Rams retain N-O boys soccer title outright
Locking up outright possession of a second straight Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer title, Roy-Hart trimmed host Wilson 2-1 this afternoon.
Peter Martillotta scored both goals for Roy-Hart which finishes the N-O title campaign with a 9-1 record.
Wilson winds up in the runner-up spot at 8-2.
In the other N-O game, Akron (4-4-1) downed Newfane (2-7-1) 5-1. The Tigers will now host Medina/Lyndonville on Friday to close out the N-O season.
N-O Girls Soccer
Wilson (6-2) edged champion Roy-Hart (7-1) 4-3 and Newfane (1-7) edged Akron (1-7) 2-1.
Leia Cloy scored two goals for Wilson, including the game winner, as Madelaine Schultz and Rian Faery each netted one.
Kara Choate, Ava Owens and Kaylie Churchill each scored a goal for Roy-Hart which had already locked up outright possession of a second straight N-O title.
Medina/Lyndonville booters down Albion
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Aidan Owczarczak heads the ball toward the goal for Medina/Lyndonville during the Mustangs win over Albion this afternoon at Vets Park.
Exploding for five goals in the first 20 minutes, Medina/Lyndonville went on to defeat rival Albion 7-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game at Vets Park this afternoon.
Aiden Burczyk scored two goals during that decisive uprising as Wyatt Zelazny, Zaric Boyce and Cole Seefeldt each netted one.
Cole Callard had two assists during that stretch as Sam Kingsbury, Roman Heinsler and Mason Nicholson each chipped in with one.
Callard later scored both of the Mustangs second half goals, the first off an assist from Burczyk and the second on a penalty kick.
Improving to 6-3 in the league and 10-5 overall, the Mustangs will close out the N-O season at Akron on Friday afternoon.
Medina/Lyndonville’s Aiden Burczyk battles for control of the ball with Albion’s Carson Bader.
